Khila-Afshan carpets
"Khila-Afshan" (Azerbaijani: Xilə-əfşan) - pile carpets belonging to the Baku group of Absheron carpet weaving school.[2]
General information[edit]
“Khila-Afshan” carpets received their name from the village of Khila (known as Amirjan now) in the administrative-territorial unit of the Absheron Peninsula, located 15 km away from Baku. The meaning of the word "Afshan" in dictionary is to scatter, to grind, colorful.[2] These carpets were later produced in Bulbula and Surakhani carpet weaving factories. These carpets, popularly known as "Sajayagi" (Azerbaijani: Sacayağı),[2] are often called "Shirvan" by some foreign authors in their works, and mistakenly "Derbent" by others.[3]
Artistic particularities[edit]
Although "Afshan" carpets are produced in the north-east of Azerbaijan (Maraza, Bico), their complex composition is typical of the "Baku-Khila" carpet group and is known as "Khila-Afshan".[2]
The edge strip consists of a middle border and two small borders on either side of it. The edge that surrounds the composition "Gollu Afshan" (English: Afshan with a lake) is more complicated: four or two strips are added to the edge strips. The middle border is called the "Gadim heykal" (English: Ancient statue). The background of the middle field of "Khila-Afshan" carpets is usually navy blue, sometimes turquoise, blue, red or white.[2] The color of the corners, lakes and stripes matches the background of the middle area.[4]
Technical particularities[edit]
The size of "Khile-afshan carpets" can vary from 130x200 cm to 150x250 cm. Elongated carpets were mostly produced in these carpet weaving centers.
The density of loops per square decimeter in "Khila-Afshan carpets" ranges from 40x40 loops to 45x45 loops. The number of loops per square meter varies from 160000 to 200000 loops.
The height of the pile of “Khila-Afshan carpets” is 5-7 mm.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Azərbaycan xalçası (PDF). Baku: Elm. 2007. p. 27. ISBN 978-5-8066-1758-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-06-25.
- ^ a b c d e Latif Karimov. Азербайджанский ковёр. I. Тип Куба-Ширван. В) Бакинская группа. «Хила-Афшан».
- ^ "Azərbaycanda xalça sənətinin inkişafı" (in Azerbaijani). azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Xilə-əfşan xalçaları". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-16.